PROV 25:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Ὥσπερ ἄνεμοι καὶ νέφη καὶ ὑετοὶ, ἐπιφανέστατα, οὕτως ὁ καυχώμενος ἐπὶ δόσει ψευδεῖ.
(Hōsper anemoi kai nefaʸ kai huetoi, epifanestata, houtōs ho kauⱪōmenos epi dosei pseudei. )

BrTr As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.

ULT Clouds and wind but without rain
⇔ is the man who boasts in a gift of falsehood.

UST People who brag about giving something but then do not give it
⇔ are as disappointing as clouds and wind that do not bring rain.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE As clouds and wind without rain,
⇔ so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain,
⇔ so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

LSV Clouds and wind without rain,
[Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

FBV Someone who boasts about a gift they never give is like cloud and wind without rain.

T4T ⇔ When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it,
⇔ that disappoints us as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.

LEB • Like clouds and wind when there is no rain, so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.

BBE As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

Moff Clouds and wind that bring no rain--
⇔ like him who promises what he never gives!

JPS As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.

ASV As clouds and wind without rain,
⇔ So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

DRA As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.

YLT Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Drby Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

RV As clouds and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

SLT Clouds and wind and not rain, a man boasting in a gift of falsehood.

Wbstr Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

KJB-1769 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.[fn]
(Whoso/Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. )

25.14 of a…: Heb. in a gift of falsehood

KJB-1611 [fn]Who so boasteth himselfe of a false gift, is like cloudes and winde without raine.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

25:14 Hebr. in a gift of falshood.

Bshps Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.
(Whoso/Whoever maketh/makes great boasts and giveth/gives nothing, is like clouds and wind without rain.)

Gnva A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.
(A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like clouds and wind without rain. )

Cvdl Who so maketh greate boastes & geueth nothinge, is like cloudes & wynde without rayne.
(Whoso/Whoever maketh/makes great boasts and giveth/gives nothing, is like clouds and wind without rain.)

Wycl A cloude and wind, and reyn not suynge, is a gloriouse man, and not fillynge biheestis.
(A cloud and wind, and rain not suing, is a glorious man, and not filling behests/promises.)

Luth Wer viel geredet und hält nicht, der ist wie Wolken und Wind ohne Regen.
(Who many talked and holds not, the/of_the is as/like clouds and wind without Regen.)

ClVg Nubes, et ventus, et pluviæ non sequentes, vir gloriosus et promissa non complens.[fn]
(Nubes, and wind(n), and rain not/no following, man glorious and promises not/no complens. )

25.14 Vir gloriosus. Idem videtur, Nec lactes quemquam labiis tuis. Sed illud est idem quod dicit Apostolus: Habentes speciem pietatis, veritatem autem ejus abnegantes II Tim. 3..

25.14 Man glorious. Idem it_seems, Neither milks anyone lips yours. But it/this/that it_is the_same that he_says Apostolus: Habentes appearance of_piety, the_truth however his abnegantes II Tim. 3..

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

25:14

Most versions, including the BSB, translate this Hebrew metaphor as a simile. Notice that each line has a positive and negative part:

^14aLike clouds and wind without rain

^14bis the man who boasts of gifts never given.

The proverb compares “the man who boasts of gifts never given” (the topic) to “clouds and wind without rain” (the illustration). Some of the similarities are:

Both lead people to expect a certain result.
Both cause disappointment because they fail to produce the expected result.

25:14a

Like clouds and wind without rain

¶ What is like clouds and wind that cause/bring no rain?
¶ We^(incl) are disappointed when there are dark clouds and wind, but it does not rain.

Like clouds and wind without rain: When people see dark clouds being blown by the wind, they expect that it will rain. This phrase refers to clouds and wind that do not produce rain. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

Like clouds and wind when no rain follows (NAB)

Clouds and wind but no rain (NJB)

25:14a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ If you^(sing) boast that you will give gifts to someone and you do not give anything, you are like wind and clouds that cause people to expect rain, and then there is none.

25:14b

is the man who boasts of gifts never given.

A person who boasts about the gifts that he will give, but he does not do what he promised.
It is also like that when a person tells us^(incl) that he will give nice things, and then he gives nothing.

is the man who boasts of gifts never given: This clause refers to a man who speaks boastfully about the gifts that he will give, but he fails to give them. Some other ways to translate this clause are:

is the man who boastfully promises what he never gives (NAB)

is one who boasts of a gift never given (NRSV)

General Comment on 25:14a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to state the topic before the illustration. For example:

^14bPeople who brag about gifts they never give

^14aare like clouds and wind that give no rain. (NCV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭⁠רוּחַ וְ⁠גֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּ⁠מַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר

clouds and=spirit and,rain without (a)_man boasts in,a_gift_of never

If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “The man who boasts in a gift of falsehood is clouds and wind but without rain”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭⁠רוּחַ וְ⁠גֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן

clouds and=spirit and,rain without

In this verse, Solomon speaks of the man who boasts in a gift of falsehood being disappointing as if he were Clouds and wind but without rain. Clouds and wind usually indicate that there will also be rain, so Clouds and wind without rain would disappoint farmers who need rain for their crops. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Very disappointing” or “Like clouds and wind but no rain”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֥ישׁ

(a)_man

The word man represents people in general, not one particular man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “is any person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠מַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר

in,a_gift_of never